Gas-producer.



J. R. GEORGE.

GAS PRODUCER.

APPLICATION FILED APB.Z9, 1905.

Patented Jam 11,1910.

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MASSACHUSETTS.

A. CORPORATION OF GAS-PRODUCER.

Specification of Letters latent.

gas producer embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a centralvertical'sectional view.

Similar reference figures refer to similar parts in the difierentviews. Q I I.

The object of my present inventionis to. provide means for "accomplishing the even istribution of coal fed to the producer chamber, to prevent the formation of interior fines or pipes within therrnass of fuel and to disintegrate-any mass of; coal which may be for'med during the process of com-- bustion. I accomplish these objects by formproducer shell or'casing in three sections, with means for rotating the inter mediate or central section which is provided: with a waterv pipe. passing diametrically through the producer chamber and] through the upper. portion: of the-fuelcontained therein. Referring to theaccompanying drawings 1 denotes the lower section-of the gas producer shell or casing,'2-the upper section and 3 the central or intermediate or rotating sec-4 tion. The upper section-2 isfpro'vide'd at its top with an opening 4:"for the-admission of fuel. The-opening l is closed by a cover 5 having an annular depending flange 6 which 7 held on'the top of the gas producer in order to water seal the cover. The upper section 2 of the shell-or casing-is supported upon brackets .8 attached at their upper ends to the section 2 and at their"- lower ends tothe lower section 1'. The upper edge of the lower sectionljs provided'with an annular water trough 9," The outer edge 10 of the trough 9 forms a track for truck wheels 11 which rotate upon studs 12 carried by the rotating central. section 3. The upper edge of the central rotating section 3 is provided with an annular rack'13 which is engaged by a pinion i i carried upon a ro-' tating shaft 15 to which power isapplied in any convenient manner, The walls 16 and 17 of the upper and lower sections 1 and 2 are constructed, of any suitable refractory enters water Figure 1 represents a sideelevation of a I the as producer,

.of the Water pipe 21 formation of any material. The central rotating section is constructed of tubular-plate in the form of Patented Jan." 11, 1910,

Application filed April 29, 1905. Serial No. 252,071; I

a shell inclosing an annular water s ace 18 which is open at the top to receive 'ae'pending flange 19 on the bottom of the upper-secs.

tion 2 which extends downward into the water contained in'the annulari water space; 18. The lower edge of the rotating central section 3 is' provided with a similar depending'flange 20 which dips into ,thewater'contained in the water trough 9.

' The 'joints between the upper and lower section and" the central rotating} section are thereby water sealed. Openings" are rovi'ded on diametrically opposite sides 0 the central'section 3 through which passes-a] -waterf pipe-21 which is preferably "slightly inclined'to allow water to flow freely through municates at 22 with, the ail-nu ar water -chamber'18 and the lower endj 23 is "arranged deliver] water intothe annular water, tron h'9. Thewater 7 atthe top of'the gas pro ucer overflows thiou'gh'ajpipe 24 into the annular water chamber-9, and the water trough '9 overflows through'a pipe'25 into "it, The upper end of the-water n1 e 21co'mi can ash pit 26below the gas-producer. The

jet of mingled air, and steam is supplied in the usual mannerthroughapipe'27 to the lower end of the; as producer chamber and the gas'produced ro n' theincandescent coal is re'movedffrom thetop' of: the gas producer chamber through an opening 28'.

In the operation of my'improved gas producer coal is supplied, as often as needed, through the "central opening 4 at the top of keeping the gas producer fille nearly to the topof the central section 3 and above the water pipe 21. During the process of combustion a slow rotary movement is imparted to he central section 3 by the rotating shaft in and pinion 14, thereby rotating the water pipe 21 through the mass of coal near its top .The rotary movement through the mass of coal levels the upper surface of the coal, breaks up any mass formed by the coking of the. coal, and maintains a solid layer of coalat thetop of the fuel preventing the. fines or openings through the mass of coal due to unequal combustion. The inclination of the water pipe 21 not only allows water to flow through the pipe, but it also causes the mass of fuel to become agitated-to a depth equal tothe distance between the horizontal planes of the upper and lower ends of the water pipe, thereby more effectually breaking up any clinkers which may be formed.

WVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 2- 1. A gas producer, having a heating chamher with an opening for the admission of air near the bottom and an opening for the withdrawal of gas near the top of said chamber, and with an inclosing wall divided into three sections upon two horizontal planes of division, the lower plane above said air admission opening and the upper plane below .said gas escape opening, and

means for rotating the middle section.

2. A gas producer, having a heating chamher with an opening for the admission of air near the bottom 01 said chamber, an opening for the withdrawal of gas near the to said chamber, and an inclosing wall divided into three sections upon two horizontal planes of division, the lower plane above said air admission opening and the upper plane below said gas escape opening with the middle section rotatable, a transverse poker with its ends attached to opposite sides of said rotatablesection, and means for rotating said section. v

3. A gas producer, having a heating chamher with an opening for, the admission of air near the bottom of said chamber, an opening for the withdrawal of gas near the top of table section of wall inclosmg the central portion of said heating chamber and supported upon said trough, and means for rotating said rotatable section.

5. A gas producer, having a heating chamber with an inclosing Wall, provided with a rotatable section consisting of a hollow-wall, means for maintaining a water circulation in said Wall, a water trough below said rotatable section,a water pi e extending transversely across said cham er and arranged to receive water at one end from the top of said hollow wall, and to discharge it at the other end into said water trough.

6. A gas producer, havlng a heating cham:

ber with an inclosing wall, provided with a rotatable section, a water pipe extending transversely across said chamber with its ends held at opposite points in the wall of said rotatable section, and means for supplying said pipe with Water from said rotatable section. 1 4

7. A gas producer, having a heating chamber with a stationary inclosing wall at the bottom, a rotatable wall above said stationary wall, and a Water pipe carried by said rotatable section and extending transversely across said heatin chamber, having one end higher than the ot her.

8. A gas producer having relatively rotatable body sections, a water seal between such sections, a water cooled agitating beam extending across one of the sections and means for circulating the water from one'of such devices to the other. 4

9. A gas producer having relatively rota table body sections, a water seal between such sections, a water cooled agitatingbeam extendin across one of the sections, means for circu ating the water from one of such devices to the other, and the ends of the beam being open at the outer sides of the producer body to receive the water. 1 Dated this 22nd day of-April 1905.v

JEROME R. GEQRGE Witnesses:

RUFUS B. FOWLER, PENELOPE COMBERBACH. 

